Kelly Lippke

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Communication Science (major in Psychology), UNISA (2007), Additional major in Linguistics, UNISA (2008), Certificate in Community Journalism, UNISA (2014), Google News Initiative training (2024)

Experience: Subeditor, Caxton, Northern Natal Courier (2012-2014), Highway Mail/Northglen News/Queensburgh News (2015-2018), Briefly News (current)

Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 16 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.

7271 articles published since 27 Feb 2019

Author's articles

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TV Shows

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Celebrities

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Celebrities

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Football

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Football

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Football

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Rugby

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Springboks star Willie le Roux celebrates a major career milestone in style, with heartfelt reactions from Rachel Kolisi and other notable figures.

Chinese man with R200 in TikTok video shows South Africa how much fresh produce it can buy in China

People

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A TikTok video by a Chinese man who had R200 went viral after he went shopping. The creator showed the amount of fresh produce R200 buys in China.

19-year-old builds house with business started after matric, TikTok video of progress inspires South Africa

People

a month ago

A TikTok video of a 19-year-old's building progress was a big hit. South Africans were inspired by the hardworking youth and the simple house he built.

MK Party blasts Cyril Ramaphosa for delayed response to Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's allegations, SA divided

Politics

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The MK Party believes that President Cyril Ramaphosa's slow response to Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's claims is because he's protecting others, and some agree with them.

"Literally brought him back to life": Afrikaans singer Patricia Lewis rejoices over son's gf from childhood

Family and Relationships

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Afrikaans pop singer Patricia Lewis let people know she loves her son, Max's girlfriend. The South African legend detailed her son's nine-year romance.

2 Pretoria lotto winnners to be awarded over R25M in total, 1 player's R30 turns into millions

People

a month ago

Two Pretoria residents won the lotto and their winning total more than R25 million. Peeps congratulated the lotto winners who made affordable lotto ticket purchases.